Policy Address

Healthcare Reform

Consultation

80.    The first-stage public consultation on healthcare reform reflects a broad community consensus on the pressing need for reform.  Our citizens recognise the need to enhance primary care, promote public-private partnerships, develop an electronic health record system and strengthen the healthcare safety net.  They consider that these service reforms should be expedited.  We are committed to making the best use of increased resources over the next few years to introduce those service reforms with clear public support before finalising the healthcare financing arrangements. 

81.   The public generally agrees that the Government should increase its commitment to healthcare and continue to be the primary source of financing for healthcare.  As for the supplementary financing options, we have received many insightful views on various important issues.  We plan to launch the second-stage public consultation in the first half of 2009 to encourage further discussions and seek to forge a consensus on healthcare financing.

 

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